Foreign & Commonwealth Office · Awarded contract
Awarded

Provision of Security Guarding Services for the British Embassy Budapest

Awarded 20 Mar 2020

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Awarded20 Mar 2020
Value£142,562.00
SupplierCRITERION Biztonsági Szolgáltatások Zrt
AgencyForeign & Commonwealth Office
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryPublic Safety & Security
Ended 4y 8mo ago1y 12mo term
Awarded 20 Mar 2020Expired 19 Mar 2022

About

The Foreign & Commonwealth Office awarded a contract to CRITERION Biztonsági Szolgáltatások Zrt for the provision of security guarding services at the British Embassy Budapest.

The contractor is required to provide three unarmed security guards on working days: one guard in the guard house monitoring CCTV camera system live screens from Monday to Thursday 7:00 a.m.

to 6:00 p.m.

and Friday 7:00 a.m.

to 3:00 p.m., and two guards in the embassy compound during the same hours preventing unauthorised access and allowing access to those with genuine reason to enter.

The contractor also covers ad hoc security-related requests, including occasional security guards for embassy events and escorting external work teams.

The contract value is AUD 142,562.

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